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pallor of Atlas face. and her glorious
eyes lit up with Il radiant light.
Take me to him." she said. II
will give him my own message.
'Will she come, mother?
The room was only family lighted
the attendants moved noiSelessly. for
though he realized it not himself. Per
cy seemed very near the invisible line
which lies between this world and the
shadow-land beyond.
There was no reply.
He looked up. In the place of the
stately grey-haired lady he expected to
see, a beautiful dark face bent over his
couch Soft lips met his.
'.Do not speak, darling. 1t is /,
Ailia. know all"
Mrs. Montrose is q wiser woman.
She realizes the truth OF the. saying,
True love cannot be bound by
chains. -
Percy and Aiiia are married, and
through her wealth ahd high station
Ailla is enabled to help the votaries of
the divine art she loves SO well, and
who, like herself once, are poor and
needy.
In its silver-clasped, velvet-lined
case is violin.
Little fingers are sometimes allowed
to gently touch the strings, and baby
eyes-Which resist nurses hlandish-
ments TO their utmoSt-ne' close so
quickly as when mamma lays her soft
cheek ON its polished surface, and
weaves delicious melodies for little
Percys especial benefit.
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interviewing Dickens.

In muSty little dressing room Just
of the stage OF ST. james Hall. in Buf,
falo, Charles Dickens gave an ambitious
young newspaper reporter his first les
son in interviewing. That was mora
than twenty years ago and during Mr..
dickens last visit to this country.-
The great novelist gave two public
reading III Buffalo. and ON the day af-
ter his reading i'll that city he went to
the Niagara + ais with party of friends
1t was to obtain his Impressions OF the
Falls that the ambitious Young reporter.
sought Mr.. Dickens few minutes be-
fore the rising of the curtain on his Sec
ond nights entertainment As luck.
would have it the distinguished author,
was alone in the dressing room. He
was sitting st a rude pine table reading
newspaper by the light Of splutter-
ing candle
t'What Is it, young man?" he said,
somewhat gruffly, as soon as he became
aware Of the reporter. presence.
Il am a reporter for the Buffalo Err,
press" said the intruder with forced
calfnnees.
Yes, yes! well, what Is it?'' exclain-,
ed Mr.. Dickens in tone so freezinG
that the reporter shivered and INSTINCT
lively turned toward the door in ex-
pectatiOn Of an admonition to .sGets
Lt.''
We'll, what do you want?' repeated
the great Boz.
''Wh-wh-what do Won think of,
Niagara Fall5?" stammered the report
er.
None of your began the fan,ouA
novelist with rising asperity.
Il beg your pardon, excuse me, I
thought nervously inlerjected the
reporter. as he edged towards the door.
Wait Il moment. Come here,' Mr..
Dickens demeannr and tone had chang
ed completely. The reporter looked up
in surprise. The expression of annoy
ance i'll the face of the novelist had Civ
en- way to one of amused interest so
you were sent TO interview me, weres
you?' said he pleasSntly We'll, +
hope you will excuse my candor in say
ing that Your paper could not have sent
a person less likely to succeed. even if
l were willing to be interviewed. which
| am not. My young friend. let me
give You a word of advice. When YOU
want 10 interview man dom act as if
You We're afraid of him, and don't
throw u net at him Is though YOU were
seeking fish in invisible depths No
man whose opinions are worth publish
ing Will respond to wholesale invita-
tion To unbosOm himself Don't ask
weak or frivolous questions. You must
have an intelligent plan of campaign
when you go interviewing. First of ALI
You must know just what YOU want to
say and your questions must be suf1ic-
iently inciSive to awaken the interest
of the person TO whom they are address,
ed Once You get a man interested in
subject it will require only little in
genuity to keep him talking After
what | have seen to day can not help
feeling an interest in Niagara Falls, but
if you will excuse me for saying so, you
lack the ingenuity to set me talking on
the subject. | wish you well, however.
Good night
Mr.. Dickens's impressions of Nj
agara Falls were not printed in any
Buffalo newspaper the next day, butt
his pithy remarks on the subject of in
terviewing We're printed on the tablets
OF that young reporters memory-in
red ink, as it We're. .
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From a Woman's Letter,

"Alas! the sarcasm of it all! | am
not sure that have many months of
life! But if l have-what then? Dieu
salt! can never work again! Shall
not then pray for death as | now pray
for iife9 Encore! Qui salt? 1t is very
sad to be taken when one Is in the very
flower of possibilities. at the desirable
time when ambition may Justly look for
qualification. If l could tell you of this
hourly contemplation of what | most
loathe and dread, There are times
when l could shrek out in rebellion
against my sentence. | could fight
anything but this inexOrable maladv.
And L love life, and am so yaung in
heart and mind. cannot measure
myself by Years, | feel. or rather felt
so young. God bless YOU. dear friendr'
Let me kiss it a moment. then put it away.
this sad little letter that travelled to me
From q beautiful woman of days that
sea!
Just read it, you wOmen- and read it. yOu
menl who have beauty to barter and
money TO spend;
1t was wrung from a heart that is torn with
despair, It's letter of sympathy sent
As I think of the past there's a sigh on the
breeze. as | try to forget there's wall
in the air,
For the darkness it closes around as we move
anda Valley of Shadows is Vanity Far
Ah, the days were so sunny, the sky was so
blue, and the apples so readily fell to
the hand
OF the beautiful women who once were so pure
rs they wandered like Eve in Bohemia s
Land.
There was something so tender and true in the
voice of the Serpent who glided and
baSk d Under leaves
Concealing the fruit that q minute destroys
and a lifetime of misery never retrieves. !.
There were kisses in plenty, and jewels galore,
and deep-scented flowers TO twine in the
hair
OF the woman who drank up her joy at
draught: and galloped on Pleasure thro'
Vanity Fair.
And now it is ended, the apples are gone, and
the Serpent in solitude grins on the
tree.
But the dear voice of Love. that was all in the
world, is as sad as the desolate moan OF
the sea.
So the women are silently yraying for Death
who never prayed once in their beauti-
ful life:
For the dull pain of dying, it whitens the face.
as the past to the heart cuts it way like
All. the sigh of regret that sinks into the soul.
and the wall of remembrance that sobs
on the air!
For the curtain falls slowly. the plays at an
end. and the lights are extingutshed III
Vanity Fair
Clement Scott in the Theatre.
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The Use of Words.

A Canadian SAYS that the word "to-
boggan' should be pronounced with
the second long, as in open.
Citizens Of Depere. Wis, are about
to take a vote to determine whether the
name of their citySAall be spelled with
small or with capital r,
A student of Indian tongues declares
that the word Chicago was used by
the Pottawatomie Indians long ago to
designate a place where wild onions
abounded-literally, an onion patch.
The word '.polyg' is in constant use
among the people in Utah in conversa-
ton and in print TO designate Il Nor
mon. ''Cohab'' is applied to person
convicted of unlawful cohabitation and
less frequently to person OF improper
habits.
The verb "to jounce" and the sub
stantiye, ''jouncer, are becoming cur
rent in certain society circles as terms
by which to denote respectively mash
and '.masher.'' The idea involved is
that of the reduction of the victim to
the condition of jolting helplessness
typified by the jellyfish.
The term pigeon English" used to
designate the lingua traRca which
passes current between English-speak
ing people and the Chinese, is said to
be corruption of business English,
the word pigeon being the nearest
approach that Chinaman can make TO
the pronunciation of the English word
business.
Miss FoIfescue, the actress. told q
Chicago reporter the other day that the
adjective elegant" is never used in
London in cultivated conversation.
s.Over here it is rightly, and, notice,
frequently used," said she; '.but in En-
| gland We use it but for one thing in the
whole world, and what do you think
that is? In advertisements of fats,
elegant new flats to let,' You know"
1t is the proper thing in st. Paul and
Minneapolis now to call dude of 4
certain class fade" To come strict
ly under this designation dude must
not be too old nor too stout. and his
most prominent characteristics must be
a melancholy mien and habit of pro-
found silence where speech is not abso-
lutely necessary. He should smile on
ly rarely. and in taking leave of a per-
son should vanish gently as if fading
| aWaV
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Genevieve Wards Dog.

Miss Genevieve Ward has famous
dog. and thereby hangs tale. A tail
hangs by most dogs. except bull dogs
and Scotch terriers, which have their
tails cut off, probably to keep them
from being chewed off. What kind of
a dog Miss Wards is, the reporter
does not know: but as it has tail, it
is neither bull dog nor Scotch ter
rier. As its name is Thekla, and as
Miss Ward has been ali over the
world, it is probably a Russian dog.
1t has grown old in her affections, and
she clings to it with answering devo-
ton. 1t gives her sympathy and con-
ISOLATION when business is bad, and in
these degenerate days of dime museums
and ''farce-comedies," its services are
frequently needed
A gentleman who once journeyed
from India to Australia with Thekla
and Mis-. Ward tells the following
amusing story of their devotion to
each other. 1t appears that in Austria
liza there is ridiculously large import
duty on dogs, and they are also re-
quired TO go into a quarantine for a
make sure that they will not Introduce
the mango or other low diseases
among the high-bred dogs of Austria
liza, which, like other colonists, are
particularly careful of their aristocratic
belongings.
Miss Ward learned of this state of
affairs as the ship approached its desti-
nation. See Immediately took alarm,
and her demonstrations of affection for
Thekla increased at the rate of seven
knots an hour. the average speed OF
the Victorian parliament, telegraphed
from Adelaide to Melbourne, trying to
have Miss Wards dog admitted free
and at once upon the landing of the
ship. Other high political influence
was brought To bear: but when the
party got into the harbOr of Mel
bourne, the purser, who had been par
ticularly Objectionable during the voy-
age. said that reply had been re-
ceived to the effect that Thekla must
submit to the usual indignities. Miss
Ward rushed up TO the captain and,
pointing TO the purser, said:
| This kangaroo says | cant get my
dog in. Now. if the dog doesn't go in
neither will |. I'll just stay with the
ship"
| This was rather startling. Mis-.
Wards arrival was awaited with eager
expectancy by a public that had heard
of her great charm and talent as al
actress. Her engagement was to be
the event of the Melbourne season
and TO have the whole of Australia dis
appointed because of dog. howeyel
expert the latter might be in standing
on his hind legs, turning somersaults
and other canine accomplishments
was too much for the captain. IL,
said:
Miss Ward, YOU just wrap that dos
up i'll your shawl, put shawl-stral
around him to keep him quiet, an,
carry him ashore without saying any
thing about ii. y
And that is how Thekla entered Mel
bourne Whether or not Miss War,
told the fore-warned and expectan
custom officers that Thekla had die,
of sea-sickness the reporters informan
did not say. He did say, however
that the passengers effected the di:
charge of the disagreeable pursel
whom Miss Ward called kangaroo
Losisssjts CouT3er-JoursaI.
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love and Ashes.

San FranciSco's pretty women who
are given To flirting have a way OF
mixing up poetieal sentiment that, as
a writer in the Chronicle observes,
takes the angel cake. One of these
fascinating creatures. who gets great
numbers of love-letters. was asked
what she did with them. Her answer
tells the story: Il burn them at once.
| have vase in my room. have had
it for wear or two. When l get
love-letter, il does not matter from
whom. | light il and throw ii into the
vase. Ii burns, and l never disturb
the ashes That jar is half full OF
ashes now. and heaven knows how
many declarations of love are cremated
there
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-31

Fair daughter-Pa, dear, why are
you So gloomy? Come, cheer up, and
talk to your little Dot, Papa dear
Well, dear. if YOU must know, | think
there'll have To be Il receiver appointed
for my bank soon. +. D.-Why, that
is Just too lovely. A receiver! And
why can't YOU be a dear good father
and appoint me? Then | would have
to receive, and could have a lovely
new reception dress; you're just the
dearest papa in the world but you do
love to look gloomy about nothing
Pittsbur0 Bulletin.
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NV Valentine.

What would have thee other than thou art
To win my whole souls love and bless my
days:
What other eyes could l SOtitly.praise?
Blue as blue fiowers-nOw dim with tears that
start
For gentle pity from thy gentle heart.
Then glad with smiles, when master
plays
Strays
Some wind that laughs to come. and grieves
10 part.
How shall fitly praise thy true souls truth
Thy scorn of what is base, thy love of good
Thy wit and wisdom that with grace COIN
bine,
The glow and courage Of thy fearless youth,
Thy strength and nobleness of womanhood-
The blessed whole Of my dear Valentine:
Louise Chandler Moulton.
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j. I'll. DUSSELL,
I. II, PHELPS

a. N, FAIR,
AYOTARY PUBLIC, Mantua. o. Con-
IN veyaHcing, Collections and Pension Busi-
ness promptly attended to on the most reason
able terms, 612-tf.
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After the opera: Twelve year old
miss-The opera was very long, wasn't
it mamma? Mamma-Yes, daughter,
and very stylish. Miss-The ballet
girls don't sing. do they mamma?
Mamma-No, daughter. Miss-Why
do they have the ballet, then, mamma?
Papa-To make the opera as broad as
it is long, daughter. Don't ask any
more Observation-Disclosures Critic. /
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-31

The endeavor to keep the hats of the
women out of the theater during the
acts appears. on the whole, to be quite
as promising as the endeavor to keep
the hats OF the men in the theater be-
tween the eacts.-PrOviderace JourHGs.
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C. ID. INGELI.

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Notary
~ Public. Office in over Mrs. Smiths Milli-
cry Store Mantua Station, ohio. 6d9-I.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-31

A farmer in Delaware County, n. Y,
has pork barrel that has been in con.
slant use for 16Q years, -~-~
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G. I'll. GRIFFIN,

DENTIST. Ofice over First National Bank
~ ONCE hours from q. M. to y. m.
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RAILROADS.
SPLENDID SCENERY,
MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.


MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
In Effect May Is, 1887.
Trains leave Washington, from station, corner o.
Sixth and B streets, as follows:
For Pittsburg and the West, Chicago Limited
Express of Palsce Sleeping Cars at $50 a. H..
daily; Fast Line, 800 am. daily, to Cincinnati
aud St. Louis, with Sleeping Cars from Harris
burg to Cincinnati, and Buffet Car to st. Louis;
daily except Saturday, to Chicago, with Sleep
ing Car Altoona to Chicago. Western Express,
st $40 p. m. daily, with Sleeping Cars
Washington To Chicago end St. Louis, and
connecting daily at Harrisburg with through
Sleepcrs for Louisville and Memphis. Pacific
Express, 1000 P. H. daily for Pittsburg and
the West, with through Sleeper Harrisburg
to Chicago.
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Erie, Cansndaigua, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara
10:OOp. IN. daily, except Saturday, with Palace
Cars Washington to Rochester.
For Williamsport, Lock Haven and Elmira, ct
$50 8. M, daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, 1926, 500, l1:0O
and lao a. M, 200, 40, 1000 and 11:20
4:1O, 1000 and 11:20 p. N. Limited Express
Of Pullman Psrlcr and Dining Cars, $40 a. "a.
daily. EXCEPT Sunday, and 400 p. m. daily,
with Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Cars
For Boston without change, 200 p. m every
dag.
For brooklyn, IT. l., through
Jersey City With boats of Brooklyn Annex,
affording direct transfer to Fulton street, avoid
ing double ferrage across New York City.
For Philadelphia, 1925, 800, 11:O0 and 11:4O
m, 200, 4:10, 600, 1000 and 1920 p. m.
On Sunday 900 and 11:4O 8. H., 900, 40,
600, 1000 and 11:20 p. m. Limited Express,
Parlor and Dining Cars $40 o. N. week days,
and 400 D. n. daily.
For Baltimore 6:35, 1926, 900, $40, $50, lilo
and LAO am, 1905. 200, 400. 41O, 4:20,
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Sunday, 500, 9O5 $50 and lao am, 200,
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For Popes Creek Line 1925 q. H., and 44C p. b.,
daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis 1928 q. n, and 300, APO and
600 p. NJ, dsily except Sundays. On Sun
| at 900 a. m and 4:10 p In.
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAILWAY
AND ALEXANDRIA AND WARRINGTON BAILRoAD
For Alexandria, 600, 6:45, $40, 9:47, and
1857 a. h., 1904 noon, 205 4:25, 4:35, Col,
$685. 1905 and 1887 p N. On Sunday at
600, $40, 9;47 and 1857 a. M, and $50
COL, sos and 1905 p. m.
| For Richmond and the South, GOO and 1857 a
M, daily, and 4:35 p. M, daily, except Sunday
Trains leave Alexandria for Washington, 605
500, 9:1O, 1915 and 11:07 a. M; LOO, 500
1923, 5:1O 7:O5, 9:32 and 1O:42 p. M, and
1915 midnight, except Monday. On Sunday
at 500, $40 and 11O7 a. M; 200, $40
7:O5, 9:32 and 1912 p. m. and 1915 night.
Tickets and information at the Office Northeast
corner of 18th street and Penns. Avenue, and al
the station where orders can be loft for the check
ing of baggage to destination from hotels and
| residences J. z. WOOD, G. P. Il,
CHAs. E. PUGH, g. II.
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aiexauarla 0azette.
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER II.
A COLOSSAL MErEoR.-A wonderful phe-

A COLOSSAL METEoR.-A wonderful pne-
nomenon occurred at Darlington, n. o.'
Thursday night shout eight o'clock. a
luminous body, looking es large as an eie-
phant, with long tail attached, sudaeniy
appeared in the southeastern sky, and sn 81,
ont of SIGHT in southerly direction. The
nioht was cloudless, and without moon,
Int the stars were out, and strange, soft
hIne and white light lit up the whole irma-
ment as bright as day. The light was only
five or six seconds in duration, when all be-
came suddenly dark again. To person at
the south end, it appeared like fearful ex'
plosion in the vicinity of the northwest arm
in which direction the light was brightest,
but the noise supposed to accompany moS1
explosions was absent. A reporter was
crossing North End Common, when ne was
startled by sudden burst of lire llghung up
the whole neighborhood. The meteor oe-
scended like shot out of the misty air. IL
looked like large electric light, ana long
tail of sparks trailed behind. The whole
presented beautiful spectacle. 10 the re-
porter the fiery visitor seemed 10 strike the
ground short distance away. Afterwards
q low whirripg sound was heard in the di-
rection where it had disappeared. the
sound kept increasing in volume till the
roar was terrible 1t seemed as If the he'd
of the ocean was q huge pot, and the water
was boiling over. Some people fancled they
felt slight tremor of the earth, but most
persons felt nothing of the kind. The noise
which was terrifying, lasted fully minute
and a.half. What was doubtless the same
meteor was seen in Halifax Thursday night
but the time was nine o'clock. Ite fail was
accompanied by most vivid iluminallon
of the whole city. There was sudden and
almost dazzling flash, lasting for compile OF
nnoments then all was over.
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